University of Technology Malaysia (UTM) (Malay: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia) is a premier Malaysian public research-intensive university ranked 188th in the world by QS University rankings. Its medium of instruction is English.
Malay: Universiti Teknologi Malaysia | |
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Former names | Technical School (1904–1941) Technical College (1942–1971) Institut Teknologi Kebangsaan (1971–1975) |
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| Motto | Kerana Tuhan Untuk Manusia |
Motto in English | In the Name of God for Mankind |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | 14 March 1972 |
| Chancellor | Raja Zarith Sofiah |
| Vice-Chancellor | Ahmad Fauzi Ismail |
Academic staff | 2,624[1] |
| Students | 32.325 (2020)[2][1] |
| Undergraduates | 14,538 (2020)[2] |
| Postgraduates | 8,775 (2020)[2] |
| 4,555 (2020)[2] | |
| Address | Jalan Iman, 81310 Skudai, Johor, Malaysia , , , |
| Colours | Maroon and gold |
| Affiliations | ASAIHL, FUIW,[3] APUCEN |
| Website | www |
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Campuses
editUTM has three campuses – the main campus is in Skudai, and was the first university in the state of Johor. It has an area of 1148 hectares and is the largest public university. The second largest was Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) with an area size of 1108.103 hectares. It is about 20 km north of the state capital, Johor Bahru.
Vice Chancellor of University of Technology Malaysia
edit| No. | Vice Chancellor | Term In office |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ainuddin Wahid | 1975 – 1989 |
| 2. | Muhammad Ridzuan Salleh | 1990 – 1994 |
| 3. | Ahmad Zaharudin Idrus | 1994 – 2001 |
| 4. | Mohd. Zulkifli Mohd Ghazali | 2001 – 2008 |
| 5. | Zaini Ujang | 2008 – 2013 |
| 6. | Wahid Omar | 2013 – 2020 |
| 7. | Ahmad Fauzi Ismail | 2020 – present |
Research University
editResearch Management Centre
editResearch Management Centre was established in 1982. Formerly known as ‘Research and Consultation Unit’ and as ‘Research & Development Unit’ and finally renamed as ‘Research Management Centre’, in 1997.
Rankings
edit| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| Global – Overall | |
| ARWU World[4] | 701-800 (2022) |
| QS World[1] | 188 (2024) |
| THE World[5] | 601-800 (2023) |
| USNWR Global[6] | 379 (2023) |
The Webometrics Ranking of World Universities places UTM in the fourth place in the South East Asia Region, and the top in Malaysia.[7] In the QS University Rankings, it placed 100 in the "Engineering & Technology Universities" category among other world ranked universities in 2016[1] UTM aims to achieve the status of a global university and rank among 50 of the world's best universities by 2020.[8]
| Ranking | 2012 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QS World University Rankings | 358 | 355 | 294 | 303 | 288 | 253 | 228 | 217 | 187 | 191 | 203 | 188 |
Notable alumni
editThe alumni of University of Technology Malaysia include politicians and public service officials such as Wee Ka Siong, former Malaysian Minister of Transport, Annuar Musa, former Malaysian Minister of Communications and Multimedia, Hamzah Zainudin, former Malaysian Minister of Home Affairs, Saarani Mohamad, current Menteri Besar of Perak, Acryl Sani Abdullah Sani, former Malaysian Inspector-General of Police and former Malaysian Inspector-General of Police and current President of Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, Dominic Lau Hoe Chai.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Top Universities". Quacquarelli Symonds(QS). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Facts and Figures – About UTM". Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World". Archived from the original on 26 January 2005. Retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia". ARWU. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
- ^ "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia". Times Higher Education. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Universiti Teknologi Malaysia". USNWR. Retrieved 4 August 2023.
- ^ "Webometric Rankings of Universities in South East Asia". Archived from the original on 5 July 2009. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
- ^ Bernama. "UTM Strives to be Among World's Top 50 Universities". Malaysian Digest. Archived from the original on 6 September 2012.
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External links
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